产学研合作、内部研发与企业突破性创新——基于知识基础理论视角

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 基于知识基础理论，本文探讨了产学研合作和内部研发对企业突破性创新的影响机理，并聚焦于突破性创新中的内外部整合机制。研究表明：首先，产学研合作和内部研发均对企业突破性创新具有倒U型影响，其内在机理在于二者对企业知识基础的非线性影响以及知识基础的中介效应。其次，企业在产学研合作中存在“NIH综合征”，较多的企业内部研发反而降低了产学研合作正面作用的持续性和峰值，其内在机理源于产学研合作可以提升知识宽度而内部研发使企业“知识窄化”，这使得内部研发削弱了产学研合作拓宽知识基础的作用。本文基于中国上市公司和专利信息为理论假说提供了经验证据，并从平衡与协同内外部创新等角度为企业实现突破性创新提供新的思路。

关键词: 产学研合作, 内部研发, 突破性创新, 知识基础

Abstract: Based on the knowledge-based theory, this paper discusses the mechanism of how industry-university-research cooperation (IURC) and internal R&D (IRD) influence the breakthrough innovation of enterprises, and focuses on the internal and external integration mechanism in breakthrough innovation. The results show that: First of all, both IURC and IRD have an inverted U-shaped influence on breakthrough innovation, the underlying mechanism lies in their nonlinear influence on the firm’s knowledge base and the mediating effect of the knowledge base. Secondly, enterprises suffer from “NIH syndrome” in IURC, as plenty of IRD reduces the persistence and peak value of the positive effect of IURC. The internal mechanism is that IURC can improve the breadth of knowledge, while IRD will narrow the knowledge of enterprises, as a result of which, IRD makes IURC less able to promote the breadth of knowledge base. Based on the sample of China’s listed companies and patents’ information, this paper provides empirical evidence for the theoretical hypotheses, and provides new ideas for enterprises to achieve breakthrough innovation from the perspective of balancing and coordinating internal and external innovation.

Key words: industry-university-research cooperation, internal R&D, breakthrough innovation, knowledge base

刘斐然, 李世杰. 产学研合作、内部研发与企业突破性创新——基于知识基础理论视角[J]. 管理评论, 2025, 37(3): 101-110.

Liu Feiran, Li Shijie. Industry-University-Research Cooperation, Internal R&D and Enterprise Breakthrough Innovation: From the Perspective of Knowledge-based Theory[J]. Management Review, 2025, 37(3): 101-110.

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